Business Officer

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Job Posting Title:

Business Officer

Position Type:

Professional / Unclassified

Department:

LSUAM CMDA - School of Music (James L Byo (00010414))

Work Location:

0102 Music School Building

Pay Grade:

Professional

Job Description:

The School of Music (SoM) Business Officer supports the SoM Business Manager within the College of Music and Dramatic Arts (CMDA) in daily business office operations to include procurement, expense report processing, reconciliation, travel coordination, and expenditures-monitoring based on budget as developed by the Business Manager in conjunction with the Director of the SoM. Performs day to day business office transactions to include University and Foundation expenditures. Maintains processes and procedures established by the SoM Business Manager for efficient business office operations.

Job Responsibilities:

• Process all professional services contracts including guest artist agreements and support guests/vendors through supplier registration procedures; coordinate and schedule all guest artist payments upon completion of event/performance; coordinate approval and payment of all music licensing/rental agreements; procure office and music supplies, and other items as needed through the Workday system and external vendors. Maintain expanded purchasing authority for the SoM. 25%
• Manage LaCarte spending for all SoM faculty and staff. Monitor and guide faculty, staff, and student compliance with financial procedures relative to travel and LaCarte policy.
  
  Identify and attend University training as appropriate. Supervise SoM business office student worker(s). 25%
• Track and monitor expenditures as budgeted by the SoM Business Manager in conjunction with SoM Director; monitor Foundation account balances; run bi-weekly/monthly reports and communicate with cardholders regarding documentation needed for outstanding expenses. Assist the Business Manager in fiscal year-end duties to close SoM accounts; annually May through July. 25%
• Make travel arrangements for guest artists, faculty, students, staff, and groups. Department travel and departmental event planning, including booking flights, lodging, rental vehicles, refreshments, meals, venues, processing visitor reimbursements, and completing necessary Travel AS forms, spend authorizations and expense reports in Workday. 20%
• Maintain a high level of professionalism in customer service to internal and external stakeholders. Other duties as assigned by SoM Business Manager and Director. 5%

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education Level: Bachelor's

• Specific Degree: Business, Accounting, or related field

• Years of Experience: 2

• Specific Experience: Two years of related accounting, budgeting, and/or business operations experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Education Level: Master's

• Specific Degree: Business, Accounting, or related field

LSU's College of Music and Dramatic Arts is a performing arts community that trains, cultivates, prepares, and rewards excellent artists, educators, scholars, and performers, fostering passion for the arts, collaboration, and the creation of new works. We engage with our community, heightening our collective ability to communicate with expressive power and purpose.

Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College is a national flagship institution with world-class intellectual and creative resources. Located in a dynamic city situated on the Mississippi River, Baton Rouge represents the best of Louisiana's vibrant, evocative and diverse culture. The state capital, Baton Rouge is a thriving city that is home to both LSU and Southern University and numerous businesses and industrial facilities, with a metropolitan area population of over 700,000.

The LSU School of Music offers a comprehensive music program with nearly 500 majors. It has over 50 faculty, 10 professional staff, and 75 graduate assistants.

It sponsors nearly 300 recitals, concerts, operas, and lectures each academic year. Degrees offered include the Ph.D. (with concentrations in composition, experimental music and digital media, music education, musicology, and music theory), DMA (concentrations in music performance and choral, orchestral, and wind conducting,), MM, BM, BME, and BA (Liberal Arts).

LSU has a vibrant and collaborative media arts community. The Center for Computation & Technology (CCT) supports LSU's Cultural Computing Focus area, and includes Experimental Music & Digital Media, Digital Media Arts & Engineering, and Digital Arts, offering opportunities to compose for video games, digital animations, and film.

LSU has an enrollment of nearly 30,000 students and is located in Baton Rouge, the state capital of Louisiana and a city with a metropolitan area population of approximately 500,000. The city supports a vibrant performing arts scene, including: symphony orchestra, several dance companies, various eclectic concert series, and a professional theatre company.

Additional Job Description:

Special Instructions:

Applicants should submit a cover letter, resume, and three references. For questions, please contact Susannah Knoll at cmdadeansoffice@lsu.edu.

Posting Date:

May 8, 2024

Closing Date (Open Until Filled if No Date Specified):

Additional Position Information:

Background Check

• An offer of employment is contingent on a satisfactory pre-employment background check.

Benefits

• LSU offers outstanding benefits to eligible employees and their dependents including health, life, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement options; various leave options; paid holidays; wellness benefits; tuition exemption for qualified positions; training and development opportunities; employee discounts; and more!

Positions approved to work outside the State of Louisiana shall be employed through Louisiana State University's partner, next

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Essential Position (Y/N):

LSU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and SAME Agency:

LSU is designated as a State As a Model Employer (SAME) agency and provides assistance to persons needing accommodations or with the accessibility of materials. For those seeking such accommodations or assistance related to this search, we encourage you to contact the Office of Human Resource Management (hr@lsu.edu).

HCM Contact Information:

For questions or concerns related to updating your application with attachments (e.g., resumes, RS:17 documents), date of birth, or reactivating applications, please contact the LSU Human Resources Management Office at 225-578-8200 or email HR@lsu.edu. For questions or concerns regarding the status of your application or salary ranges, please contact the department using the information provided in the Special Instructions section of this job posting.